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Oil — California’s Ticket to Prosperity
Becky Yeh from OneNewsNow
One analyst hopes California’s governor will utilize the state’s natural resources to bring the struggling state into economic prosperity.
Though he has been a longtime maverick of environmental regulations, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has lately signaled his support for oil companies and their push for more drilling. The state’s struggling economy is one of the reasons why Brown is trying to loosen environmental laws. He sparked environmental changes when he implemented the nation’s first energy-efficient standards in the 1970s, passed anti-smog laws, and halted offshore drilling.
Borelli, Tom (FreedomWorks)Now, Tom Borelli of FreedomWorks tells OneNewsNow environmentalists are concerned that the Democrat is showing more favor toward oil companies.
“The way out of our economic problems and the way to economic prosperity is to really develop our natural resources, especially the fossil fuel natural resources, which are coal, oil, and natural gas,” he explains. “The problem, of course, is that the environmental activists in the state of California are very powerful, and they will probably try to block development of natural resources and the economic boom that would follow that.”
Brown has signaled a desire to relax California’s Environmental Quality Act,
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Holy Guacomole, Batman; did Gov. Moonbeam just have a conservative moment?!?
Jerry Manderin
January 16th, 2013
It Takes An Oil Rig.
Left Coast Dan
January 16th, 2013
Naw, he already balanced the budget, no need.
Seriously, I hope so. But color me skeptical. Or cynical.
Bad Brad
January 16th, 2013
The man has no spine. He will cave to liberal tree hugging pressure.
California GOP
January 16th, 2013
Hmmmm, oil doesn’t do well in public opinion polls. Someone might call us bad names…
Milwaukee Mike
January 16th, 2013
Is that how a Governor of a blue state says they are not running for reelection?
Typical Liberal
January 16th, 2013
Oil Bad
Wind Good
Boobie the Rocket Dog
January 16th, 2013
Hey, Moonbeam must need the money badly. How much is he spending to collect $40 in back tax from this blind man:
http://www.ecanadanow.com/entertainment/2013/01/16/stevie-wonder-tax-lien-for-astonishing-48/
Ohio Dan
January 16th, 2013
No he didn’t do something conservative. Liberals are bigger whores for money than conservatives. When push comes to shove they are all about the money. Even though most don’t, what libstain artist doesn’t want to make a fortune at their art. At least we conservatives are honest about it.
Left Coast Dan
January 16th, 2013
Actually, the more oil Californians burn the more he can collect in Cap ‘n Trade. Hmmmm…
Ohio Dan
January 16th, 2013
What a batch of Libstains. Dagny, I’m surprised you ut up wih their rap as long as you did.
Doc
January 16th, 2013
That little commie bastard is probably hoping for an oil spill so he can get an oil company to bail out the state!
persecutor
January 16th, 2013
It’s okay for him to do that now that Algore sold his propaganda channel to big oil.
Stranded in Sonoma
January 16th, 2013
@Dan, @Doc, and @Persecutor are right on target. The People’s Commissariat will enact major regulations that will make it damn near impossible to profit too much from this oil. Then put a few eyedroppers full of oil into the water off of the Farallones and claim an environmental disaster so they can sue “big oil” (whatever that is) and have AGore make a speech about how oil companies are now good.
Then reap the tax rewards, spend like typical socialists and the state will go right back into receivership.